Each person in the U.S. generates an average of 4.62 pounds of waste a day.

The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world, at 1,686 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world’s people generate 40% of the world’s waste.

Out of every $10 spent buying things, $1 goes for packaging that is thrown away. Packaging accounts for at least 1/3 of household trash.

Each American uses 7 trees a year in paper, wood, and other products made from trees.

The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year, most of it packaging and junk mail.

11% of our waste is food waste, 9% of it compostable.